Ohio nonmedical home health bonds.
$200 flat.
Ohio licenses nonmedical home health services agencies through the Ohio Department of Health, and conditions certain licenses on a $20,000 surety bond. Ours is $200, set by our carrier’s rate book — and this license bond’s application has no credit check: most applications approve instantly.
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How much does an Ohio nonmedical home health bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Agency details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Health
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your ODH home health license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Ohio licenses nonmedical home health services agencies — the people who provide help with daily living rather than skilled nursing — through the Ohio Department of Health under ORC Chapter 3740. The bond is a client-protection guarantee: it backs your compliance with the home health laws that protect the people in your care.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Ohio (the obligee), with your clients as the protected parties. If an agency mishandles a client’s money or violates the home health rules, the harmed client can recover against the bond.
The bond requirement applies to agencies that were not already operating before the September 30, 2021 cutoff in the licensure law. If your agency was providing direct care on or immediately before that date, you may be exempt — check your ODH application, and we’ll issue the bond if you need it.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $20,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Health. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your ODH home health license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$200, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.